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Sunday, 24 July 2016

HOMEOPATHY: BRYONIA

Bryonia is one of the priceless polychrests of Homeopathy, especially useful in acute diseases. Hence Bryonia finds its way into every handbook of Homeopathy and into every domestic medicine chest.

The great characteristic of this drug is worse from motion, better from rest, and better from pressure. The next is dryness. Dryness of linings and joints, dryness of lips, of tongue, of intestines, causing constipation with dry, hard and dark stools.

In Bryonia we have a patient who is emotionally, bodily and
mentally dried up. He wants to be left alone,undisturbed, while at the same time
constantly needing great quantities of water to balance his dryness. There is an element of dehydration at all levels. The sensation of dryness of the mucous membranes is most frequently reported, but the
dryness of Bryonia extends to the emotional and mental levels as well. The mind
is dry; lacks nimbleness and agility, it is unimaginative.

Constitutional Bryonia patients suffer from a stiffness of the
mind; they tend to be very business-like and matter-of-fact. Underlying their rather gruff, businesslike manner, however, a sense of
financial insecurity dwells,
and the primary expression of this insecurity in Bryonia patients is a fear of poverty. And also fear about the future. Business concerns occupy their subconscious
mind; as a consequence, they often will talk about businesswhile in a delirium.

Bryonia complaints start slowly and develop
steadily in a crescendo over a much longer period of time than most other
remedies. Acute conditions take several days to reach their full-blown
manifestation, whereas in other remedies [Aconite or Belladonna]we see a much more immediate and
explosive reaction of the organism. Bryonia presents a slow but steady
development of complaints, which persists until a very serious level is
reached.

A further important key-note of Bryonia is an amelioration from pressure. Many forms of pain and discomfort are
ameliorated by holding and pressing upon the affected part. Lying on the
painful side (in headaches, chest pain, etc.) frequently provides respite
from the pain.

Bryonia is full of anxiety and despondency. The patient is not easily pleased with others, and
often does not know himself what he really wants. There is an internal
restlessness that forces him to move about, in spite of being aggravated by
motion. There is anxiety and fear, including fear of death and fear that he
will not recover from his illness. But his mind which is logical and practical
does not allow the fears to overwhelm him. He may allow his temper, his anger,
or his irritability to reach violent expressions, but he will not allow the
fears to cloud his mind completely.

Kent
writes: 'The mental state of Bryonia is usually relieved from cool air, he
wants the windows open. Anxiety, confusion of mind, fear, etc., are ameliorated
from being cool. In children
this will be noticed, whereas if the window be thrown up to relieve the
stuffiness of the room the child will sleep quietly. Bryonia's
well-known time of aggravation is 9 p.m. through 3 a.m. and on waking.

When
delirious, Bryonia patients will, in addition to talking of business, often
express the wish to go home. The origin of this
delirious request is the feeling of security they enjoy when they are in their
own place. This trait is very strong.

Homeo Medicine Bryonia 30C

Bryonia

Useful for:

Key Symptoms:

ARTHRITIS

Aches in joints and muscles that feel worse with any kind of motion.
Swollen joints. Painful stiffness. Joints are hot and red.
Pains include sticking and stitching pains.

MOOD

Wants to be left alone.
Feels better without moving, in quiet dark room. Is more irritable and less sociable than usual.

COLDS

Watery nasal discharge with stuffy nose
Head colds travel down into chest